For centuries, humans have searched for ways to extend life. Alchemists never found the philosopher’s stone, but scientists have consistently shown that a longer life can be attained by eating less – ...

The science of extending human life is rapidly accelerating, fueled by advances in artificial intelligence, genomics and regenerative medicine. What once belonged to the realm of science fiction now ...

Would higher taxes on Earth's elite be more beneficial to the global population's health than all the life-extension science Bezos billions can fund? Reading time 3 minutes A growing area of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson has made it his life's mission to delay aging and death. Netflix “Who wants to live forever?” ...

Life expectancy increased rapidly through the 19th century and first half of the 20th century. In 1990, some scientists predicted those rapid gains would continue, leading to “radical life extension.” ...

Fossilized skeletons and shells clearly show how evolution and extinction unfolded over the past half a billion years, but a new analysis extends the chart of life to nearly 2 billion years ago. The ...

New research has revealed an unexpected reality about human longevity, despite significant medical advancements, lifespan increases have slowed dramatically. The study shows that, since 1990, average ...

For most of the 20th century, each successive decade added about three extra years to people’s average lifespan in developed countries. For a person born at the turn of the 21st century, these ...

File that under Things That You Really Didn't Need to Know. The study involved some 1,700 people. The tech centimillionaire, who is known for taking droves of wellness supplements, has backtracked on ...

We've seen dramatic increases in life expectancy over the 19th and 20th centuries, thanks to healthier diets, medical advances and many other quality-of-life improvements. But after nearly doubling ...